11/18/2008 News For: Workmans Compensation Carriers In MassachusettsBoost in mileage compensation for veterans Eligible veterans are now entitled to increased mileage reimbursement for travel to Veterans Affairs facilities for medical care. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Spotlights Local Medical Facilities That Are Improving Health Care Quality and ... BOSTON----Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced today that local medical facilities with the Blue Distinction�� designation are making a difference in health care outcomes and value. UPDATE: Officials Identify Man Killed in House Fire CEDAR RAPIDS - Officials have identified the man killed in a house fire at 1524 A Avenue NE. The Linn County medical examiner says that Bobby Booker, age 74, died. GE, Mayo Clinic, others develop health record tech Industrial powerhouse General Electric Co. hopes a push into medical electronic records and information with some of the top health care institutions in the nation will put it at the front of what is expected to be a rapidly growing market. Research Reveals Workers' Compensation Hidden Cost Drivers PARSIPPANY, N.J.----Up to 40 percent of Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies performed on injured workers may be inaccurate, according to research by One Call Medical, the nation���s premiere leader in diagnostic testing for workers��� compensation. Telus injecting $100M in medical-data technology unit Telus Corp. is grafting a new brand on its health-care technology unit and plans to invest $100 million over three years into the business to build and run networks sharing medical records and other information. Studies To Examine Factors Behind Racial Disparities In Breast, Colon Cancers The following summarizes articles about two cancer studies that examine racial disparities. Breast cancer: Researchers from the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are expanding the Carolina Breast Cancer Study to examine why black women are more likely than white women to die from the disease, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Telus injecting $100 million over three years in medical-data technology unit TORONTO - Telus Corp. TSX:T is grafting a new brand on its health-care technology unit and plans to invest $100 million over three years into the business to build and run networks sharing medical records and other information. Study: Medicine's 'Culture Of Fear' Wastes Billions A new study by the Massachusetts Medical Society says doctors in the state spend at least $1.4 billion a year ordering tests and other procedures just because they're afraid of being sued. Patricia W. Kohler | Owned antiques shop, 69 Pearl Pood Rosen, 78, of Ambler, a physical education teacher at Rosemont College who explained marine biology to young children in her retirement, died of cancer Sunday at home. |




